Washington Redskins DE Stephen Bowen agreed to cut his base salary by $2.8 million this season under the terms of his new deal, but Bowen can make $2.05 million of that back through bonuses and incentives. Only a small chunk of that would count against the cap, so Bowen's restructure saves the team $2.3 million.

The Washington Redskins still have DT Stephen Bowen in their plans for this upcoming season but could ask him to restructure his contract, because he is scheduled to have a $7.02 million salary cap figure for 2014.

The Washington Redskins could consider releasing DE Stephen Bowen this offseason in order to create just under $2 million in salary cap space. The team could also make him a June 1 cut and get around $4.5 million in salary cap space but would add $2.5 million to their 2015 salary cap.

The Washington Redskins could consider releasing DE Stephen Bowen this offseason in order to create $1.98 million in salary cap space. He is scheduled to make $4.4 million in 2014 and would count $7.02 million against the salary cap.

Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan said DE Stephen Bowen (knee) will likely need microfracture surgery to fix torn cartilage in his right knee next week. Bowen will need six months of recovery time. Shanahan said there has been fluid buildup in Bowen's knee in recent days. DE Kedric Golston replaced Bowen in Week 12.